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We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.\nAflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.\nOur business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.\nWork Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.\nIf you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. \nIf you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.\nWhat does it take to be successful at Aflac?\nActing with Integrity\nCommunicating Effectively\nPursuing Self-Development\nServing Customers\nSupporting Change\nSupporting Organizational Goals\nWorking with Diverse Populations\nWhat does it take to be successful in this role?\nExtensive experience in full stack software development and modern programming languages.\nProven experience with Java, React, and/or Angular.\nProven experience with Scrum and advanced DevOps methodologies.\nDemonstrated ability to mentor and lead junior developers\nCode Optimization and Memory Management\nUtilize tools like JProfiler (or YourKit) to analyze and resolve memory leaks and optimize heap usage. Efficiently handle paginated collections and apply best practices, such as isEmpty() vs. size() > 0, to improve code performance and maintainability.\nDatabase, SQL, and API Integration\nDesign and implement database interactions using SQL with JDBC, leveraging PreparedStatements for secure queries. Analyze explain plans, manage transactions, and integrate RESTful APIs using JSON and Swagger. Work with JdbcTemplate, RestTemplate, and NamedJdbcTemplate to streamline database and API operations.\nSpring and Spring Boot Expertise\nBuild scalable applications using Spring and Spring Boot, employing dependency injection, @RestController, and Java-based configuration. Use Spring Actuator, Spring Cloud Stream, or reactive programming to enhance system capabilities. Develop and execute unit tests (e.g., JUnit) and use Maven for compiling, testing, and running applications.\nAWS and Cloud Technologies\nUtilize AWS services such as EC2, S3, ECS, and RDS to build and manage cloud-based solutions. Leverage Elastic Container Services with Fargate for container orchestration and hosting Spring Boot APIs. Work with the AWS Console for resource management and SSH for secure access to EC2 instances. Utilize Terraform and CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to build and maintain full stack infrastructure.\nEducation & Experience Required\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related field\nFour or more years of programming experience\nOr an equivalent combination of education and experience\n\nEducation & Experience Preferred\nMaster’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or other related field\nPrincipal Duties & Responsibilities\nLead the design, test, development and optimization of customer-facing applications\nCollaborate in advanced stages of Scrum, ensuring smooth software delivery.\nEnforce and improve code quality standards, particularly concerning resilience, data, and security.\nEvaluate and incorporate modern programming languages and tools\nImplement test-driven development best practices\nAdhere to coding standards for resilience, data, and security\nReviews system requirements and business processes; codes, tests, debugs and implements software solutions\nParticipates in project planning sessions with clients, business analysts, and team members to analyze development requirements and make recommendations for moderate to complex systems\nTests and implements application modules from multiple systems the team has developed or modified, ensuring application meets the needs of client and business\nProvides design recommendations, developing and integrating programs per written specifications; occasionally responsible for writing moderate to complex design specifications\nMakes moderate to complex modifications to existing software applications and modules in accordance with written specifications and division standards\nPerforms other duties as required\nTotal Rewards\nThe salary range for this job is 105,000-155,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting. \n\nAt Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate. \n\nIn addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. 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